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THE CLINTON CHRONIC* E CLINTON, S. C
THURSDAY* APRIL 14,1927
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YOUR BOY’S BUSINESS
FOREIGN JTRADE OPPORTUNITIES "
By Roger W. Babson \ (
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS
CLINTON, S. C.
To and from SOUTH and WEST
Arrive: — Depart:
2:51 a. m. Atlanta-B’ham 1:48 a. m.
2:00 p. m. Athens-Atlanta 2:15 p. m.
5:50 p. m. Athens-Atlanta 11:30 a. m.
5:5043. m. B’ham-Memphis 11:30 a. m.
To and from NORTH and EAST
Arrive: Depart:
a:48 a. m. New York-Wash. 2:51 a. m.
\:48 a. m. Rich.-Norfolk 2:51 a. m.
il:30 a. m. New York-Wash. 5:50 p.m.
11:30 a. m. Rich.-Norfolk 5:50 p. m.
2:15 p. m. Monroe-Hamlet 2:00 p. m.
C. G. LaHatte, T. P. A., Atlanta", Ga.
W H. Shands, Agent, Clinton, S. C.
Babson Park, Fla., April 8, 1927.—
Roger W. Babson continues today a
discussion of his topic "Your Boy’s
Business” with special reference to pp-
portunities in shipping and foreign
trade. Mr. Babson believes this is a
good field for young men with energy
and willingness to make sacrifices;
but that it is a very competitive field.
Says he:
One Hundred Years Ago
One hundred years ago, shipping of
fered the very best opportunities for
imbitious young men. Several of my
'.ncest rs of Gloucester, Massachu
setts. went to sea when fourteen years
cf age and wprked up to be master of
their ships. They •sailed these ships
to A ;ia, Africa, and the South Sea is
lands taking loads of textiles, hard-
wa e, and other New England pro
ducts and trading them for tea, pep-
pe:\ spices, etc. This was a wonder
ful training for young men as these
trips developed courage, initiative, and
judgment as well as integrity, indus
try and knowledge. The modem youth
would think it a great hardship to
travel even for one night in one of
these sailing vessels to say nothing of
being out six months or a year.
I don’t know what would happen
under such conditions to the modem
salesman who thinks he must travel in
a Pullman car and have a private bath
when stopping at a hotel! Yet it was
the courage, industry, and thrift of
their ancestors, who traveled in sail
ing ships, that provided the money
whioh later built American’s trans
continental railroads and the best ho
tels in her western cities. Yes—that
was great training both -for business
and life. It was a training which de
veloped the good habits ifhich young
men today so severely lack. Frankly,
our colleges will never succeed in
training for business until they dis
cover seme way of today accomplish
ing what “going-to-sea” and the “ap
prentice system” accomplished years
ago. Knowledge always can be pur
chased, but good business habits can
only be acquired through experience.
Present Day Conditions
Conditions in shipping and foreign
trade are^now infinitely better than
they were , one hundred years ago.
Fine steamers take the place of sail
ing ships; the United States now has
consuls at every foreign port of any
consequence; when ashore it is al
ways possible to get a clean room and
fair food; while one’s life when in a
foreign land is in no such danger as
it was formerly. Yet—compared with
a good job at home ashore—the best
job aboard ship, or in a foreign land,
is much more strenuous and difficult.
To begin with the temptations of such
a life are far greater than with a life
at-home. Hence to succeed in the mer
chant marine or in foreign lands a
young man must be temperate, clean.
those corporations, investors, and sqch
young men as are now interested in
shipping, foreign trade, and other con
structive international work.
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petition from foreign manufacturers
in connection with goods sold in this
country, but not in connection with
goods sold abroad. When selling
abroad only service, quality, and price
count.
Until the recent revolution in China,
statistics indicated that China offeied
the best field for American soldiers
of fortune. China has always felt
friendly toward this country and we
always had our full share of her bus
iness. Today, however, conditions in
China are far worse than in Mexico.
Almost no government exists in China
today. The strongest general is the
governor of a section until he is con
quered by another^ Goods, money, and
men are subject to seizure and no re
dress is possible. Notwithstanding
chaotic conditions I believe that the
orient offers *the greatest foreign
trade opportunities to Americans for
ROTARY
MEETING
Edited by Publicity Committee
of Clinton Rotary Club
Retiring performances by R. W.
Wade, who has just be^n succeeded as
president by W. P. Jacobs, featured
the regular meeting of the Rotary
club of Clinton on Friday.
In conformity with the’usual cus
tom, Mr. Wade was called upqn to
offer a song and dance as the . con- [
eluding acts of his incumbency, it be-|
ing pointed out that he had made a j
retiring address at the previous week-
fly meeting.
Escorted to the front of the room
by J. Bamie Parrott, official song
leader, Mr. Wade indicated a desire to
essay the Black Botton as the most
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Wannamaker Dixie Triumph Big Boll
Planting Seed .... 75c bii. ::
Wannamaker-Cleveland Big Boll
Seed w ... $1.10 bu.
C. S. Meal and Hulls the lowest in years.
"Perfection Brand" Fertilizers better than
ever. , ' . ' .
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. . entertaining and edifying of the mo
long pult. Hence, were 1 goin*!^ dancra 3vxt „ the pUnirt
into foreign trade, I should move to mo i^ v
the Pacific Coast and make my head
quarters in San Francisco or Seattle
or some other growing Pacific. port.
Otherwise., I should select New York
or New, Orleans. Hence, the first step
is to select the country with which you
plan to trade and then make your
headquarters in the city which has the
best trade routes to said country.
Shipping As a Business
Corporations owned in the United
States did not do much in shipping
during the generation preceding the
World war. Hence, when this war
came, those few corporations and in
dividuals which owned either ship
yards or ships became very prosper
ous. As is always true, these great
profits resulted in over-production so
that when the war was over there was
a surplus of ships.- This resulted in
cutting rates and in general disorgani
zation. Gradually the situation has
improved. Few new ships have been
built, many have been scrapped, while
new trade routes have been developed.
For the first time since the Armistice
are the shipping interests hopeful.
Once again some of the best ships on
the ocean fly the stars and stripes.
If our government at Washington is
wise enough to keep our merchant
marine and not let it be stolen aftray
from us, shipping will come back as
an American industry. The only
stumbling block at the moment is the
attitude of certain labor leaders and
unreasonable politicians. Labor legis
lation by the United States alone t is
as useless in connection with foreign
trade as if tariff legislation. For
either to do any good it* must be done
internationally and applicable ot all
nations. However, this is too large a
questpn to discuss here.
A good illustration of what has tak
en place in connection with this since
1Q14 is shown by the quotations on
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies S. S.
and apright. Most of the men whom Co. common stock. This .was selling
1 know to have succeeded in such work at 7 in June, 1914, when Germany de-
had moral and physical stamina. Of. clared war. After the war it rose to
course, thousands of Americans are in a price of 192, and then gradually fell
this work who both drink and run'to a low of 9^4. Today it is selling
, around, but they are not the ones who around 30. All shipping stocks have
succeed. Moreover, they harm the 1 not had sueh gyrations; but on the
reputation of the entire country be-! other hand some have gone to nothing
cause we really are judged abroad by and have been wiped out entirely. Be-
swung into a stirring melody calculat
ed to bring forth the highest type of
terpscihorean effort, however, a short
but hectic conference was seen to take
place. Quickly the song leader shout
ed: v. '
“He’ll be excused from the dance.
He forgot his suspenders. We’ll now
hear him sing.”
Again the piano began, this time on
a low appealing song of other and
some say better days. The retiring
president opened his song book, open
ed his mouth, inflated his lungs and
just as members of the club were brac
ing themselves for a blast of vocal
thunder, turned quickly to the song
leader and tensely whispered.
“Gentlemen,” Mr. Parrott annoup-
ced, “I most humbly beg your pardon.
When I brought Rhada up here, I
forgot he couldn’t read. He’ll now
take his seat.”
Other parts of the program includ
ed an old time spelling match between
two teams headed by Dr. R. E. Sad
ler and Dr. R. W. Johnson, the organ
ization of the latter winning after a
bitterly fought battle in which such
words as “Squeedunk,” “Cheese-It,”
“You-Big-Goof,” etc., proved too much
for the Rotarians.
Visitors at the meeting included Ro-
tarian Frank Spratt of Greenville, Ro
tarians Joe Smith and Frank Reid of
Laurens, and John Spratt and Dr. Jack
Clark of Clinton.
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Iff adding of thousands of new subscri
ber* to t he Bell telephone system In
South Carolina last year has greatly in
creased the value and scope of the service.
This growth is reflected in the increas
ing number of calls handled daily by the
operators, who are responding cheerfully to
your needs and maintaining quick and cour
teous service.
In South Carolina, alone, it is estimated
that tha operating forces handled more than
103,627,100 originating local calls and 2,055,-
500 long distance messages last year. Thia
was an average of 313,700 local calls and
6,220 toll calls per day; an increase of more
than four per cent over the previous year.
That such an enormous volume of calls
Is handled, day in and day out, to efficiently
ss to win general public commendation, is
due to the loyal efforts of 500 highly trained
operating room employes who serve you.
Your considerate co-operation encour
ages the telephone workers In their deter
mination to continue the hiph grade service
to which you are accustomed.
MORGAN B. SPEIR, Carolina* Manager
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SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
the character of those we send abroad.
Many feel that to succeed in ship
ping or foreign trade, much entertain
ing is necessary. ‘ It is true that the
cause of this severe readjustment,
shipping securities should be attrac
tive speculations when the next buy
ing zone comes. The same thing is
“non-mixer” is often handicapped in ^ true regarding the stocks of certain
dealing with Latin Americans and cer- j companies organized during the war
tain others who demand much atten- ! to ca?ry on foreign trade. The Amer-
tion before doing business. But a man lean International Corporation is an
may be a good mixer and yet not touch 'example of such. Its common stock
liquor or be promiscuous. One of the | was sold during the war at par; it
best antertainers in the United States rose to 132, then declined to 16 and is
J—a man tfho has built the electric, now selling around 40. Other stocks
water, or gas plants in several of the
large South American cities—is a tee
totaler. He buys or rents a fine home
worthy of study by those interested
in shipping and foreign trade are In
ternational Mercantile Marine, Amer
Nervous
hot flashes
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"COME time ago when in a
^ very nervous, run-down
condition,” says Mrs. Martha
F. Marlow, of Broken Bow,
OklsL, "I tried numerous reme
dies to try at least to keep
going, but I could not I was
weak and tired—just no good
at alL My back ached and I
had hot flashes until I was so
very nervous I smothered.
"I couldn’t sleep and I was
never hungry, and I kept get
ting weaker. I couldn’t stand
on my feet Thia was an un
usual condition for me as I
had been pretty strong all
along. I knew that 1 would
have to do something, and
that pretty soon.
"Some friend suggested that
I take Cardui, and it certainly
was a good suggestion, for
after taking one bottle I could
tell I was stronger and better.
I didn’t quit. I kept it up all
through the change and did
fine. I felt like a different
person after I began talcing
CarduL” *
Caidui has helped thousands
of suffering women.
Sold by all druggists.
CARDUI
Tar Female IV—Hm
in the foreign city in which he is tojkan Ship and Commerce, Bethlehem
operate, taking there his wife and ser
vants, and entertains royally. His en
tertaining, however, is a credit to his
Steel and Electric Boat.
General Business Outlook
Shipping and foreign trade is close-
country and it never becomes the ( ly related to the general business sit-
cheap stuff which some of our recent uation. Yet often during a period of
college graduates think is necessary
in order to sell goods to the Latin
Americans. Hence, the first require-
business depression in the United
States those employed in foreign trade
have done their best business. This
ments for success in foreign trade are has been due to the fact that, at such
integrity, temperance, self-control ana tinfes, manufacturers were unable to
a desire to be of real service.
Real
friendship is developed by helping oth
ers rather than by mere entertain
ment.
Where Best Opportunities Exist
Corporations and individuals con
templating entering foreign trade
should most carefully consider the ad-
! vantages and disadvantages connected
jwith the different foreign countries.
Foreign trade resembles mining or
drilling for. ore in that it is very easy
to lose money in seeking foreign trade
sell their output here at home and
hence were forced to find foreign mar
kets. The corporations and individu
als who are trained to put these Amer
ican manufacturers in touch with
these foreign markets, reaped a hand
some reward. Today we are facing a
period when production will exceed
consumpiton. . Mills can continue op
erations and labor remain employed
only as we are able to sell our sur
plus goods abroad. This means that
, our manufacturers will soon be com-
unless conditions are just right. For;pelled to develop foreign markets.
I j instance, probably the greatest spec-' Then once more those who are now
j r ulative possibilities today are in con-’ training to sell abroad will have a teal
l nection with Russian trade; but these! opportunity,
i are not for Americans. When the
l time comes to gather the Russian har-
! veat, it will be gathered by Germans
|and not by Americans. Our
! chance to make money in Russia is by
'' backing some honest Germans and di-
I viding with them the profits. Our
: chances to do business in South Amer-
In view of these probable condi
tions it is very necessary for us to
get an international mind and see the
only {world as a unit. So long as the Unit
ed States remains selfish and conceit^
ed, it will never succeed in develop
ing much foreign trade. If personal
friendship is an important factor in
j ica are itauch greater than before the j enabling an ’-American salesman to
war, owing to the large sums which sell in a foreign country, surely nat-
L we recently have loaned certain South | ional friendship is even more impor-
. American cities and nations. Yet it ’ tant. ^Business still remains good and
must be remembered that the British] the Babsonchart continues to register
are very firmly entrenched in South; around 12 per cent above normal. Al-
America and that both the French —L 1 * u-i_
K-llDl
and the Germans are also keen com
petitors of ours. Our tariff protects
American manufacturers against com-
though we do not now need the help
of Europe, China or Latin America,
we some dqy will be very glad of their
trade. Hence let vs now encourage
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